Where does “كهربائي” come from?

كهربائي (Arabic) comes from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

كهربائي (Arabic): electric

Definitions

  1. electric

Ancestry of “كهربائي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
2Persianکهرباamber
3Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
4Persianکاستنto decrease
5Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “كهربائي”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →